Big Chelsea target drops hint, £52M star told he should be at Chelsea, Blues looking to sign defender

‘It’s not guaranteed it’s going to be January because in the last days of the summer transfer window, Chelsea were considering to bring in a new centre-back. For example, a player they are in love with is Tomas Araujo at Benfica.

‘They were considering a move for him, but then nothing happened because Benfica were not selling an important player a few days before the end of the transfer window.

‘Now, I can confirm to you once again that they are monitoring the market. They are following players.’

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Adding a bit of experience to the side is something that would help this very young CHELSEA side, they need some leadership in key areas of the pitch. So even though a young centre-back is probably wanted, they need a proven defender to be signed.

NKUNKU MAD TO LEAVE 

Shock Manchester United target Christopher Nkunku has been told that he would be mad to leave CHELSEA and join the Red Devils, amid the latest rumours that he is looking to leave the Blues.

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Nkunku was signed before the start to last season for Chelsea, and although bis first season at the club was hampered by injuries, he has had a much better campaign this time around and is scoring goals for fun.

The 26-year-old appears to have overcome those problems this term and has been in impressive goalscoring form, contributing 10 goals in 16 games. But the vast majority of those goals have been in the Europa Conference League and the Carabao Cup

Nicolas Jackson has been criticised for his wayward finishing since his move to Stamford Bridge, but is seemingly the player that Enzo Maresca believes will be the club long-term number one striker, and has been given more opportunities to shine under the Italian.

That has led to alot of speculation in the media that Nkunku may look for a move away from Chelsea, with PSG just one club that are reportedly very interested in getting some kind of transfer deal done for the player, but it seems he will not be leaving yet.

Manchester United have reportedly shown an interest in getting the player all signed up when the transfer window opens up, and now, As per The Telegraph, Chelsea aren’t fully opposed to letting Nkunku leave in January as long as they can recoup the full £52 million ($66.9m) that they paid to sign the Frenchman last summer despite the two parties still having a contract until the summer of 2029.

However – amid all the speculation – pundit Glen Johnson has claimed that he would be mad to leave the Blues for United: ‘His start to life at the club was quite tough when he suffered his injury and we don’t know if he’s fully over that yet,’ Glen Johnson told Betfred.

‘In spells, we’ve seen some really good stuff from him and as CHELSEA are going in the right direction, he would be mad to jump ship now.

‘They’re in a much better position now and if he can get fit and get himself in the starting eleven, then Chelsea have a good player on their hands. He just doesn’t look fully fit yet.’

MUSIALA DROPS HINT

Germany and Bayern Munich star and Long-term CHELSEA fc transfer target Jamal Musiala has opened up about his future at the Bavarian club as he hinted could consider staying back in Munich.

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Musiala is one of the most dynamic, exciting and talented players in world football and a man that Bayern believe can get them back into the habit of winning that Champions League title.

However – there has been alot of speculation about his long-term future at Bayern Munich and it has  been mentioned on many occasions that a move to the Premier League could happen, with a number of top clubs ready to splash the cash to try and get a transfer deal done.

As per Sport BILD. The 21-year-old’s contract renewal remains a top priority for Bayern, but Musiala appears intent on taking his time before committing to new terms and may decide to hold of opening talks about a new contract until the January transfer window.

But now the star has hinted tat he will probably stay at the German giants, Speaking to reporters, Musiala said, “Signing new deal at Bayern or not? I can’t say much about the contract topic. My focus is on the DFB team. But I’m happy in Munich, I can say that.”